A special weather statement has been issued in Chatham-Kent, as strong and gusty southwest winds are set to arrive this evening.
“After a brief visit of very mild air with temperatures sneaking up to near 9 to 13 degrees early this evening, a sharp arctic cold front will blast through from the US Midwest later this evening,” Environment Canada officials stated.
“Strong southwest winds gusting to 70 or 80 km/h will herald the arrival of the cold front this evening, along with quickly falling temperatures. The strong and gusty southwest winds will continue overnight into Friday then slowly start to diminish Friday afternoon.”
Gusts of 85 to 90 km/h in a couple localities are possible especially tonight, forecasters say.
“These winds are strong enough to cause minor tree damage and a few local power outages.”
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.
